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ARTICLE · 08 AUGUST 2022

Tax Focus Newsletter - June 2022

The fiscal year 2022 started in DRC with the entry into force of Law No. 21/029 of 31 December 2021 on the finance law for the year 2022.

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The fiscal year 2022 started in DRC with the entry into force of Law No. 21/029 of 31 December 2021 on the finance law for the year 2022.

Among the new measures, we note:

  • The deliveries of Fuel Oil Internal Market are now exempt from VAT
  • A VAT reduced rate of 8% is applicable to certain food products (husked rice, herring, cod, anchovy, tilapia, beef, iodized salt, ...)
  • Penalties for failure to submit a VAT return on time. The fine is 1,500,000 Congolese Francs (712€) to which is added the loss of a quota of 10% of the amount of credit. As regards the nil declarations, the fine is 500 000 Congolese Francs (238 €)
  • Extension of the professional income tax due on foreign suppliers' services to professional activities exploited or used in DRC.

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